Talking-machine cabinet



June 26, 1923.

1,46,289 N. TOTA TALKING MACHINE CABINET Filed June 13, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l II n H Patented June 26, 1923.

NICK TOTA, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

TALKING-MACHINE CABINET.

Application filed J'une 13, 1922. Serial No. 567,927.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NICK Torn, a subject of the King of Italy, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New 5 Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Talking-Machine Cabinets, of which the following is a specification,

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in Talking Machine Cabinets,

110 and has for its object to so construct such a cabinet that the sound emanating from the talking machine will be greatly amplified and projected outside of the machine.

A further object of my invention is to provide a tilting mirror adapted to close the front of the upper portion of the cabinet when the talking machine is not in use and so pivoted that when it is swung to give access to the talking machine it will. reflect 20 the turn table, the record thereon and the sound box and tone arm so that the reflection of these parts of the machine may be plainly seen by a person sitting in the room where the machine is located.

A still further object of my invention is to provide for dividing the outflowing sound waves when desired so that a portion of the sound may be conveyed through the front of the cabinet and the amount of such divergence being controlled by the swinging of the mirror.

A still further object of my invention is to so construct the cabinet that provision is made for the proper storing of record discs and also for the housing of the motor and the radio-phone apparatus.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which:- I

Fig. l, is a front view of a cabinet made in accordance with my improvement showing the mirror in its tilted position and illustrating the manner in which the reflection of the working parts of the talking machine will be viewed in said mirror.

Fig. 2, is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a section at the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, is a section at the line 41- 1 of. Fig. 3. I

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 1 represents the casing of the cabinet consisting of two sidewalls and a back wall secured between the upright posts or strips 2, the lower ends of said strips projecting. v.

beyond the casing so as to form legs for the support of the cabinet which legs carry the casters 3.

4 represents the compartment for housing the talking machine motor 5 and through the upper wall of this compartment projects the spindle 6 of the turn table 7 for receiving and revolving the record disc in the well known manner.

8 represents the amplifier or horn which is in the general shape of an inverted pyra mid the upper end thereof opening through the top or" the cabinet, all of the walls thereof being flared as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4c and to; the lower end of this amplifier is swiveled the tone arm 9 the latter carrying the sound box 10 in the usual manner.

11 represents a tilting mirror which is pivoted to the side walls of'the cabinet as indicated at 12 so as to swing upon a horizontal axis and when in a vertical position close the upper portion of the cabinet and when tilted to the proper degree reflect the working parts of the talking machine so that they may be seen by persons sitting in the room in which said machine is located, thus adding much attractiveness to the machine as well as enabling the attendant to seewhen the playing of the record is nearly completed without having to stand by the cabinet.

As it is sometimes desirable to divide the sound waves, guiding a portion thereof in one direction while the remainder pass outside of the machine in another direction, I provide a swinging baiile 18 hinged at 14 adapted to close a cutout portion 15 in the front wall of the amplifier 8 and projecting from this baffle is an arm 16 against which the lower portion of the mirror 11 is adapted to contact for swinging the bafHe inward as clearly indicated in Fig. 3 and as is obvious the greater the angle at which the mirror is set the more will be the degree to which the battle is swung into the amplifier thus permitting a greater or less outflow of the sound waves through the opening 15. By

this arrangement the sound produced by the talking machine may be modified and varied in its transmission to the audience and when properly set relative to the particular kind of record being played the general efiect of an echo or sound is produced.

In the lower portion of the cabinet are set a number of short partitions 17 to form spaces for the reception of the records 18 thereby providing for the convenient storing of such records. Above the space in which the partitions 17 are located is a space 18, divided from the first named space by the horizontal partition or shelf 19 and this space is adapted for the reception of a radio-phone set which may be connected through the amplifier in such manner as tobroadcast the sounds transmitted through said radio-phone set.

20 represent two doors each of which is hinged to one of the strips 2 in such manner that the spaces in the lower portion of the cabinet may be closed or opened at will.

21 represents a shelf in the upper portion of the cabinet and upon which books, music or other objects may be stored.

, While I have found that the particular arrangement and construction of the amplifier broadcasts the sound emanating from the machine in an exceedingly satisfactory manner yet should it be found desirable the amplifier may be so constructed as to open from the machine in the front thereof, as indicated by the dotted lines 22.

In the construction of this cabinet I prefer to make it relatively narrow and relatively tall in order that it may occupy but little floor space while exposing relatively large surfaces for modifying and toning the sounds emanating from the talking machine. Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Havingthus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. In a talking machine cabinet, in combinatiom a horn mounted therein and hav ing a cut out portion, a baflie pivoted in said born to normally close said out out portion and adapted to be swung into the horn for directing some of the sound waves passing through the horn, means to normally close a portion of the cabinet, and means to pivot said cabinet closing means whereby it may be swung to a position for actuating the baflle.

2. In a talking machine cabinet, in combination, a horn mounted therein and having an opening in one of its walls spaced from the horn mouth, a pivoted ba-iiie to normally close said opening, a rigid arm pro jecting from said bafiie, cabinet closure means pivoted intermediate its ends within 'the cabinet and adapted to be moved to a position for coaction with the 'baflie arm to move the bafiie to an open position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

NICK TOTA. 

